Drier.



W. R. FITCH.;

DRIER.

APPLICATION FILED 050.17, 1914.

- Patented June 2,2, 1915.

NORRIS PETERS CO.,PH01u-LITHO.. WASHINGIUN. D,

W. R. FITCH.

DRIER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. l1. 1914.

1,144,185. A Patented June 22, 1915.1v

THE NORRIS PETERS CU.. PHOD-IJTHU.. WASHINGTON, D. L`

l WILBUR R. FITCH, OF BELMONT, MASSACHUSETTS.

DRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 22, 1915.

Application led December 17, 1914. Serial No. 877,710.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, WiLBUR R. FITCH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Belmont, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Drier, of which thefollowing is a specication.

My invention relates to improvements in driers for clothes, towels andthe like; and the object of my invention is to provide such an articleof manufacture which is inexpensive in construction, durable and whichwill occupy a minimum of space.

In the drawings forming a part of this specicatiomFigure 1 is a sideelevation of my drier as it may appear in use; Fig. 2 is a side view ofmy device shown as not in use; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the top platewith the hanger arms extended; Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the upperplate held in its horizontal position upon the lower plate; Fig. 5 is asectional View of the top and bottom plates and the locking means; andFig. 6 is a front elevation showing my invention when not in use.

Referring to the drawings in which like reference numerals designatelike parts in the several drawings: 1 is the wall to which the guide-rod2, which is bent at each end, is rigidly held by the brackets 3 3.

- 4 represents the sliding sleeve which carries the member orextension-head 5 at its upper portion and the foot 6 at its lower end.The extension-head 5, which slides with the sliding sleeve 4 over theguide-rod 2, is formed with the upwardly extending lug 7 at its frontportion and the trunnions 8-8 at its rear. These trunnions 8 8 areadapted to engage the grooves 11-11 formed in the approximatelysemi-circular plate 9 and this said plate has a downwardly extending lug10 integral therewith. The holes 12 are bored through the plate 9 andfollow the contour thereof and are for the reception of the pins 14 bywhich the movable arms 13 are held in place. The foot 6, which is alsoadapted to slide along with the sliding sleeve, has mounted thereon thelocking means which consists of a flat plate l5 bent to form a handle atone end thereof and has a slightly oblong slot 17 formed near itsopposite end, which slot engages the guide-rod when in locked positionand slides thereon when the drier is being raised or lowered. The lugs18 on the extension-head 5 are for the purpose of preventing the plate 9from being slipped rearwardly from the trunnions 8.

From the foregoing description of the drawings the operation of myinvention is easily understood but in detail is as follows: Presumingthat the drier is in its folded position and it is desired to put it inuse, the plate 9 which carries the drying arms is raised until itsdownwardly extending lug is above the lug on the lower plate and nextpushed backwardly until the front of the lug in the upper plate engagesthe back of the lug in the lower plate; it will thus be seen that theupper plate will be held against forward movement, and backward movementis prevented by the lugs on the trunnions. When the articles to be driedhave been hung on the arms it is only necessary to grasp the handlecarried by the foot and push it up to any desired point and then releasethe handle and lock it there by the release of the handle. The loweringoperation is, of course, done by reversing the respective operationsabove set forth. It will also be understood that as many of the arms asmay be desired may be occupied and that they may be swung in anydirection in a horizontal plane when in use and all of the arms aresecured to the plate bythe pivot pins 14 when in its elevated or loweredposition. It is also to be noted that the plate 9 cannot be removed fromthe extensionhead 5 by accident or design. There will, therefore, be noloose parts to adjust or become lost.

What I claim is:

1. In a drier, a guide-rod, a sliding sleeve maintained by the guiderod, an extension head on said sliding sleeve, an upwardly extending lugformed at the front portion of said extension head, trunnions formed atthe sides of said extension head, a lug on the top part of each of saidtrunnions, a plate adapted to swing on said trunnions, a downwardly'extending lug formed at the front part of said plate, and shouldersformed at the rear portion of said plate and adapted to Contact withsaid lugs.

2. In a drier, the combination of a guiderod, a sliding sleeve, anextension head carried by the top portion of said sliding sleeve,trunnions formed at each side of said extension-head, upwardlyprojecting lugs formed on the arms having the trunnions, an upwardlyextending lug formed at the front portion of said extension-head, aplate having grooves formed therein adapted to engage said trunnions attheir respective ends, a downwardly extending lug formed at the frontportion of said plate, and shoulders formed at the rear portion of saidplate for engagement with the upwardly projecting lugs on the armshavingthe trunnions.

3. In a drier, the combination of a guide rod with a sliding sleeve, anextension-head carried by the upper part of said sliding sleeve, anupwardly extending lug formed at the front portion of saidextension-head, trunnions formed on said extension-head, lugs carried bythe respective trunnions, an

arm-carrying plate movably mounted on said trunnions at their respectiveouter ends by grooves formed in said plate, a downwardly extending lugformed at the front portion of said plate, and shoulders formed at therear part of said plate, whereby said plate is adapted to be held fromlateral, forward or backward movement.

4. In a drier, the combination of a guiderod with a sliding sleeve, anextension-head carried at the upper portion of said sliding sleeve, anupwardly extending lug formed at the front portion of saidextension-head, trunnions formed at the sides of said extension head andback of said lug, lugs carried on the upper parts of the respectivetrunnions, an arm-carrying plate having holes therein, pins adapted tofasten arms to said plate, a downwardly extending lug formed at thefront portion of said plate, shoulders formed on said plate back of saiddownwardly extending lug, and said pla-te being formed with groovesinto' which fit the ends of the respective trunnions.

In testimony whereof I aHix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

f WILBUR R. FITCH.

Witnesses:

HENRY A. CHIPMAN, J r., Ammin A. HARRISON.

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